The University of Sydney turned 175 on 1 October 2025! Join us until 19 November as we celebrate this significant anniversary by featuring five items from the University Archives, highlighting the history of the University, each (working) day.
Dr Peter White with a Sago Pounder from New Guinea (1985), [REF-00012583]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 13/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31041.
Students Using the Gymnastic Equipment in the Sports Centre (1975), [REF-00013650]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 13/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33573.
First Meeting of Faculty of Education (15/10/1985), [REF-00012636]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 13/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31095.
The Harry Messel at Anchor (1975), [REF-00013410]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 13/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/33291.
Andrew Keilly Practicing for Modern Pentathlon, Fencing (1985), [REF-00012617]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 13/11/2025, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/31076.
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